Syrian rebels gains, $100K Bitcoin milestone and mysterious DR Congo disease

Rebels capture Syria’s fourth largest city of Hama, the UK’s Sir Keir Starmer unveils six new targets for his government, Trump taps SpaceX partner Jared Isaacman as NASA's new chief, Bitcoin tops $100K for the first time in history, the global economy is projected to grow 3.3% in both 2025 and 2026, OpenAI and defense-tech startup Anduril go into business together, Mexico announces its largest-ever fentanyl bust, dozens are killed by an unknown disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake triggers a brief tsunami warning on the US’ West Coast, and Japan's sake makes it onto UNESCO's cultural heritage list. Sources: https://www.verity.news/